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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" | | | style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company 16510-b.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Girardin G5 – 16510 on the 175 Meridian departs Coquitlam Central Station during the afternoon rush.]] | ||
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|[[ | |[[ARBOC Specialty Vehicles|ARBOC]] [[Arboc Spirit of Freedom|SOF 27]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Girardin|Girardin]] [[Girardin_Minibus_G5|G5]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] | ||
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'''175 Meridian/Coquitlam Central Station''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a Community Shuttle route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, | '''175 Meridian/Coquitlam Central Station''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a Community Shuttle route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | ||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This is an east-west circular | This is an east-west circular route connecting Coquitlam Central Station and the Meridian Industrial Park in Port Coquitlam. Service runs every 15 minutes during peak hours only. | ||
Trips depart Coquitlam Central Station | Trips depart Coquitlam Central Station heading south on Lougheed Highway, east on Dewdney Trunk Road, south on Westwood Street, east on Kingsway Avenue crossing over the Coquitlam River, south on Maple Street becoming Bury Avenue, and east on Wilson Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station. Continuing from Port Coquitlam Station, the route goes south on Kingsway Avenue, then south on Broadway Street, east on Kebet Way to Kebet Way & Mustang Place. It returns to Coquitlam Central Station by continuing on Kebet Way, west on Kingsway Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station, then west on Wilson Avenue, north on Bury Avenue becoming Maple Street, west on Kingsway Avenue, north on Westwood Street, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, north on Mariner Way, east on Barnet Highway, then bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station. | ||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
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* [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Port Coquitlam Transit Centre|Port Coquitlam Transit Centre]] | * [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Port Coquitlam Transit Centre|Port Coquitlam Transit Centre]] | ||
* Meridian Industrial Park | * Meridian Industrial Park | ||
* [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]][[File:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|20px|link=West Coast Express]] [[Translink SkyTrain Coquitlam Central Station|Coquitlam Central Station]] (Bay 12) | * [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]][[File:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|20px|link=West Coast Express]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R3 'Lougheed Hwy RapidBus'|20px|R3 Lougheed Hwy]] [[Translink SkyTrain Coquitlam Central Station|Coquitlam Central Station]] (Bay 12) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* September 2003 - Service introduced as '''C40 Port Coquitlam Station/Meridian''' during Community Shuttle service rollout in the Tri-Cities as a new peak hour only circular route connecting Port Coquitlam Station to Meridian Industrial Park | * September 2003 - Service introduced as '''C40 Port Coquitlam Station/Meridian''' during Community Shuttle service rollout in the Tri-Cities as a new peak hour only circular route connecting Port Coquitlam Station to Meridian Industrial Park | ||
* December 2007 - Midday service every 30 minutes introduced<ref>[ | * April 2005 - Routing revised to go from clockwise to counterclockwise from Port Coquitlam Station via Broadway, Kebet, Kingsway due to frequent traffic congestion | ||
* December 2016 - Route renumbered and extended to [[Translink SkyTrain Coquitlam Central Station|Coquitlam Central Station]] to connect with [[SkyTrain]]<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/12/bus-route-buzz-port-coquitlam-and-northeast-coquitlam-159188c37c38c40/ Bus Route Buzz: Port Coquitlam and northeast Coquitlam – 159/188/C37/C38/C40], translink.ca retrieved 09-12-2016</ref> | * December 2007 - Midday service every 30 minutes introduced<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_12_14.ashx The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 31-03-2010</ref> | ||
* December 2012 - Midday service discontinued<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2012/Buzzer_2012_12_07.pdf The Buzzer December 7, 2012 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2020</ref> | |||
* December 2016 - Route renumbered and extended to [[Translink SkyTrain Coquitlam Central Station|Coquitlam Central Station]] to connect with [[SkyTrain]]<ref>[http://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/12/bus-route-buzz-port-coquitlam-and-northeast-coquitlam-159188c37c38c40/ Bus Route Buzz: Port Coquitlam and northeast Coquitlam – 159/188/C37/C38/C40], translink.ca retrieved 09-12-2016</ref> | |||
* September 2020 - Service increased from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes | |||
* May 2021 - Service in both directions revised to detour via Maple Street/Bury Avenue instead of McAllister Avenue between Maple Street and Mary Hill Road due to McAllister Avenue upgrades | |||
* September 2022 - Detour routing via Maple Street/Bury Avenue made permanent following the completion of McAllister Avenue upgrades and traffic pattern changes in the area. Service on McAllister Avenue and along Mary Hill Road discontinued | |||
* September 2023 - Introduction of an additional trip in the afternoon to address extreme overcrowding | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 09:54, 15 April 2024
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Service Area | Port Coquitlam Coquitlam | |
Termini | Kebet Way at Mustang Place Coquitlam Central Station | |
Operations | Port Coquitlam Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | ARBOC SOF 27 Girardin G5 | |
Branches | 175 Meridian 175 Coquitlam Central Station |
175 Meridian/Coquitlam Central Station is a Community Shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west circular route connecting Coquitlam Central Station and the Meridian Industrial Park in Port Coquitlam. Service runs every 15 minutes during peak hours only.
Trips depart Coquitlam Central Station heading south on Lougheed Highway, east on Dewdney Trunk Road, south on Westwood Street, east on Kingsway Avenue crossing over the Coquitlam River, south on Maple Street becoming Bury Avenue, and east on Wilson Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station. Continuing from Port Coquitlam Station, the route goes south on Kingsway Avenue, then south on Broadway Street, east on Kebet Way to Kebet Way & Mustang Place. It returns to Coquitlam Central Station by continuing on Kebet Way, west on Kingsway Avenue to Port Coquitlam Station, then west on Wilson Avenue, north on Bury Avenue becoming Maple Street, west on Kingsway Avenue, north on Westwood Street, west on Dewdney Trunk Road, north on Mariner Way, east on Barnet Highway, then bus access road to Coquitlam Central Station.
Points of Interest
- Port Coquitlam Station (Bay 1 – Coquitlam Central Station) (Bay 2 – Meridian)
- Port Coquitlam Transit Centre
- Meridian Industrial Park
- Coquitlam Central Station (Bay 12)
History
- September 2003 - Service introduced as C40 Port Coquitlam Station/Meridian during Community Shuttle service rollout in the Tri-Cities as a new peak hour only circular route connecting Port Coquitlam Station to Meridian Industrial Park
- April 2005 - Routing revised to go from clockwise to counterclockwise from Port Coquitlam Station via Broadway, Kebet, Kingsway due to frequent traffic congestion
- December 2007 - Midday service every 30 minutes introduced[1]
- December 2012 - Midday service discontinued[2]
- December 2016 - Route renumbered and extended to Coquitlam Central Station to connect with SkyTrain[3]
- September 2020 - Service increased from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes
- May 2021 - Service in both directions revised to detour via Maple Street/Bury Avenue instead of McAllister Avenue between Maple Street and Mary Hill Road due to McAllister Avenue upgrades
- September 2022 - Detour routing via Maple Street/Bury Avenue made permanent following the completion of McAllister Avenue upgrades and traffic pattern changes in the area. Service on McAllister Avenue and along Mary Hill Road discontinued
- September 2023 - Introduction of an additional trip in the afternoon to address extreme overcrowding
References
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 31-03-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 7, 2012 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 12-06-2020
- ↑ Bus Route Buzz: Port Coquitlam and northeast Coquitlam – 159/188/C37/C38/C40, translink.ca retrieved 09-12-2016